Whats New?

Repair works at a reservoir in Italy have revealed the remains of a village submerged for decades.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson says “we’ll know a lot more in a few days time”, amid concern over the Indian variant.
BBC News – UK

The filing shows he and his wife earned $ 607,336 last year, compared with $ 985,223 a year earlier.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 6,000 people arrive in Ceuta from Morocco, many swimming in using rubber rings and rafts.
BBC News – Africa

The horse is a hoofed herbivorous mammal of the Equidae family. But did you know that family comprises of a single species, Equus caballus?

There are well over 400 officially recognised breeds of horse and pony […]

Kidderminster Everything you ever wanted to know about this Worcestershire but were too scared to ask!

The Worcestershire town of Kidderminster has one of the more interesting names in England. Nobody knows how […]

Holidaymakers from England, Scotland and Wales are now able to travel to 12 “green list” countries.
BBC News – Business

Gazan officials say 42 were killed, as the UN head calls for an end to “utterly appalling” violence.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia granted Venezuelan migrants legal status, now it wants other countries to follow suit.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Department of Health confirms its IT systems was hit by a ransomware attack last Thursday.
BBC News – Europe

People must remain cautious, the PM says, as lockdowns ease in England, Wales and most of Scotland.
BBC News – UK

A deal could see Harry Potter-maker Warner Bros. and Discovery’s lifestyle channels under the same owner.
BBC News – US & Canada

After more than a decade of fighting, the Islamist militant group is still causing havoc in the north-east.
BBC News – Africa

After 240 years of trading, Debenhams’s remaining stores are welcoming customers for the last time.
BBC News – Business

Strike on a Gaza refugee camp kills children, and a man dies in a rocket attack in Israel.
BBC News – Middle East

Members of indigenous groups in Chile will be represented in the constitutional convention.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Flights arrive in Greece as restrictions on movement are lifted, but infections are still quite high.
BBC News – Europe

Eligible people in areas where the Indian virus variant is spreading are urged to get vaccinated.
BBC News – UK

In at least one case a child was kept on a coach for four days, waiting to join his family.
BBC News – US & Canada